Courtenay vs Kudardup

Courtenay is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 52 in Kudardup. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Courtenay, most households rent and most households are couple families. In Kudardup, most households own their home and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Courtenay tends to suit renters, young adults, and couples, while Kudardup suits people living alone, families with children, and older residents.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Courtenay

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 60%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 85%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Courtenay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 30%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Courtenay has a bigger rental market to choose from (67% vs 38%)
  • Kudardup has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $270/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Courtenay

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (189 min vs 205 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (288.9 km vs 304.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Kudardup

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 7%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Courtenay and Kudardup drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Courtenay Kudardup
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Courtenay Kudardup
Walkability 0 / 0
Courtenay — Walkability: 0/100 Kudardup — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 75 / 75
Courtenay — Safety: 75/100 Kudardup — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 21 / 22
Courtenay — Low fire risk: 21/100 Kudardup — Low fire risk: 22/100
Low flood risk 76 / 50
Courtenay — Low flood risk: 76/100 Kudardup — Low flood risk: 50/100

Demographics

Kudardup has more residents (110 vs 55); Kudardup skews older (52 vs 34).

Courtenay Kudardup
Population 55 110
+100% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.0% +11.1%
Median age 34 52
Median household income $94,224/yr
+30% vs other
 $65,624/yr
Median weekly rent $270/wk
+26% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Courtenay Kudardup
0-4 5.5% / 9.1%
Courtenay — 0-4: 5.5% Kudardup — 0-4: 9.1%
5-14 7.3% / 10.9%
Courtenay — 5-14: 7.3% Kudardup — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 7.3% / —
Courtenay — 15-19: 7.3% Kudardup — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 16.4% / —
Courtenay — 20-24: 16.4% Kudardup — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 20.0% / 8.2%
Courtenay — 25-34: 20.0% Kudardup — 25-34: 8.2%
35-44 9.1% / 13.6%
Courtenay — 35-44: 9.1% Kudardup — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 23.6% / 12.7%
Courtenay — 45-54: 23.6% Kudardup — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 5.5% / 25.5%
Courtenay — 55-64: 5.5% Kudardup — 55-64: 25.5%
65-74 7.3% / 17.3%
Courtenay — 65-74: 7.3% Kudardup — 65-74: 17.3%
75-84 — / 4.5%
Courtenay — 75-84: not among its largest Kudardup — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ — / —
Courtenay — 85+: not among its largest Kudardup — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Courtenay 73.3% couple families
Courtenay — Couple Families: 73.3% Courtenay — Lone Person: 26.7% Courtenay — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Kudardup 45.0% couple families
Kudardup — Couple Families: 45.0% Kudardup — Lone Person: 40.0% Kudardup — One Parent Families: 15.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Courtenay 66.7% renting
Courtenay — Owned Outright: 16.7% Courtenay — Mortgage: 16.7% Courtenay — Renting: 66.7%
Kudardup 37.8% renting
Kudardup — Owned Outright: 54.1% Kudardup — Mortgage: 8.1% Kudardup — Renting: 37.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Courtenay Kudardup
England 7.3% / 6.4%
Courtenay — England: 7.3% Kudardup — England: 6.4%
New Zealand 7.3% / —
Courtenay — New Zealand: 7.3% Kudardup — New Zealand: not among its largest
South Africa — / 5.5%
Courtenay — South Africa: not among its largest Kudardup — South Africa: 5.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Courtenay Kudardup
Certificate III & IV 9.1% / 19.1%
Courtenay — Certificate III & IV: 9.1% Kudardup — Certificate III & IV: 19.1%
Bachelor Degree 14.5% / 11.8%
Courtenay — Bachelor Degree: 14.5% Kudardup — Bachelor Degree: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.5%
Courtenay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Kudardup — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.7%
Courtenay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Kudardup — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Courtenay 100.0% houses
Courtenay — Houses: 100.0% Courtenay — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Kudardup 84.8% houses
Kudardup — Houses: 84.8% Kudardup — Flats / Apartments: 15.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Courtenay Kudardup
Median house price —
same for both
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $380,000

Development activity

Courtenay Kudardup
New dwellings approved 437
across Augusta Margaret River
same for both
Approvals change year on year +76%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Courtenay Kudardup
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 58% of WA Higher than 23% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 27% of WA Higher than 22% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption — Higher than 56% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of WA Higher than 52% of WA

Liveability

Courtenay Kudardup
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Kudardup carries more flood risk (50 vs 24).

Courtenay Kudardup
Bushfire High
79/100
 High
78/100
Crime Low
25/100
same for both
Flood Low
24/100
 Moderate
50/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Courtenay Kudardup
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Mobility

Kudardup sits further from the CBD (304.9 km vs 288.9 km).

Courtenay Kudardup
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 288.9 km 304.9 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 189 min 205 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 6288
 0.5%
postcode 6290
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 6288
 28
postcode 6290

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Courtenay Kudardup
Car (driver) 43.3% / 63.9%
Courtenay — Car (driver): 43.3% Kudardup — Car (driver): 63.9%
Worked from Home 23.3% / 13.9%
Courtenay — Worked from Home: 23.3% Kudardup — Worked from Home: 13.9%
Walked Only 13.3% / 22.2%
Courtenay — Walked Only: 13.3% Kudardup — Walked Only: 22.2%
Car (passenger) 20.0% / —
Courtenay — Car (passenger): 20.0% Kudardup — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.9%).

Setting

Courtenay Kudardup
Elevation 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 40 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.6 km 8.0 km

NBN connectivity

Courtenay Kudardup
Connectivity score 20/100 27/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
12 premises
 0%
43 premises

Climate

Courtenay Kudardup
Annual rainfall 763 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 23.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 12.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Courtenay Kudardup
Average residential rate $3,281/yr
same for both
Council Augusta Margaret River
same for both

Federal electorate

Courtenay Kudardup
Division Forrest
same for both
Member Ben Small
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Courtenay Kudardup
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Courtenay

Rural Students

Kudardup

Rural Young Families

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